Sky NM soloing newb

[lovehatehero]

woot, ok well i did despot today, and i definitly learned a few things...1. I NEED to cap bio3 lol took a lot of mp having to recast so much. 2. My bind build needs a lil work, should i be aiming for as much enfeeb or int for a long bind. And i know, i know, need ice macc merits as well.. all in due time...Oh and one last thing...w-legs would help a shit ton....bascily just kited him aroudn the pond by the pots and bound him when i needed to recast spells/rebuff...all in all not to bad...

[Crizto]

Put Enfeebling Magic in where you can for sure. Anywhere else try and put INT or Magic Acc. If you get comfortable with your success rate you can throw in some haste pieces, thought Dusk may end up killing you rather than helping you.

[stewie]

What gear do you currently use for Bind?

[lovehatehero]

aqulios/ice grip/phantom tathlum
warlocks' chapeau +1/enfeeb torque/loq/mag
warlock tabard/yigit gages/tamas/balrahns
prism/penitent's/mahat slops/goliard

[stewie]

Elite Beret +1 and Phantom Earrings, if inventory permits.

[lovehatehero]

would that go for just about every enfeeb im tossing out cept for bio3? grav, bind, etc...either omw to get them now ! :D

[Arthars]

i did bio III lvl 5 and it really really shorten things.

the longer duration than poison/bio II also helps maintaining dot easier and better in zoning strategy

i would recommend it if your a solo/duo purpose RDM

also besides enfeebling gears, you can also try for haste slots like dusk(if u dont have morrigan) or speed/swift belt on waist to lower the recast of bind/grav slightly

every bit helps in tight situation!

[lovehatehero]

yar, good point. but given i dont have maxed merits would i be getting hurt on the bind/grav time with the -int i wouldnt have from those slots?

[Cloudius]

What's the lowest enf. magic skill needed to reliably land stuff on them?
And what would you say the easiest to start with?

[Massimo]

I did SC/Despot with a completely unmeritted RDM, with below average gear, and it wasn't hard at all.

Did Zip too, on that RDM.. but I had to zone quite a few times due to shitty bind stick rate, luckily no one was up there.

Would definitely call Despot the easiest, but the shittiest one to pop.

[Drackonus]

Two Questions

aqulios/ice grip

Has it been proven that Ice Grip affects Bind which is and Enfeebling Magic spell, although on the grip it says "Ice Elemental Magic Accuracy +2"?

also besides enfeebling gears, you can also try for haste slots like dusk(if u dont have morrigan) or speed/swift belt on waist to lower the recast of bind/grav slightly

Has it been proven that using INT does not effect Accuracy or Duration of Bind? ie. Penitents Rope in this situation.

[Crizto]

aqulios/ice grip/phantom tathlum
warlocks' chapeau +1/enfeeb torque/loq/mag
warlock tabard/yigit gages/tamas/balrahns
prism/penitent's/mahat slops/goliard

Keep the Warlock's +1 on. The Fast Cast is pretty good to have imo, especially when something is sprinting towards you and you need that bind off just a split second earlier. Also your recast will be a bit less too . Put in a Swift Belt in there as well.

[stewie]

Am I the only one that doesn't use haste for Bind?
Enfeeb > Magic Acc > Int imo.

[Crizto]

I personally only use Swift Belt as a source of Haste %. I don't think an Elite Beret +1 could do as much for you as the AF +1 head. That alone shaves 2 seconds off your recast I think and also increases the speed a tad. No one should have trouble landing spells on Sky NM's to warrant the use of Elite Beret.

[Omniyoji]

Has it been proven that Ice Grip affects Bind which is and Enfeebling Magic spell, although on the grip it says "Ice Elemental Magic Accuracy +2"?

"Ice element spells from any school of magic" Magic Accuracy +2

[Arthars]

Has it been proven that Ice Grip affects Bind which is and Enfeebling Magic spell, although on the grip it says "Ice Elemental Magic Accuracy +2"?

yes it does, its the NA version that is causing all the mis-interpretation

in JP version, it simply says "Ice based spells magic accurancy +2"

as for INT vs Haste, i have no problem landing enfeebles so i went for haste. and i dont think INT really affects enfeebles that much

didnt really test INT for enfeebles, so i dont really know

[Chen]

what enfeebling skill you think needed to accurately bind zip?

been thinking of trying this, taru rdm, nashira legs/enfeebling earring/enfeebling torque & af1+1 head/body is what gear i have, only 2/8 enfeebling merits though due to other jobs, think i can reliably bind?

[drwaffles]

I had some trouble with Zip and Bind when I was rocking W.Head and Morrigan's Slops, but with max merits. I'd say you should be fine, though, and remember that Zip isn't even that dangerous close-up if you slap paralyze and slow on him.

[Syntex]

Has anyone fought Despot since the change in claiming?

I wanted to know if I killed a Doll by the entrance portal that if he spawned off my kill would he come running to me claimed or is he sitting in there claimed to me?

I killed 3 dolls and he didn't pop(yea he probably wouldn't after 3 anyways) but it would be a real waste if he did and I just didn't see him because I thought he might come running out.

[Tsuko_Asura]

He spawns, claimed, where the placeholder died, which is generally right in front of you.